>> a. chunks of pkgsrc don't build on NetBSD/sparc64,
> Authors of software are morons, unexepirienced, or just make errors - 
> and of course only test on i386 and Linux.
true enough, but it did work just fine...  in fact the older revs still 
do.

>> b. why this has been broken since 1.6.1
> What has been broken? Most problems are easy to fix (all the pkgs I 
> use do work ;-}) - just file a PR with patches.
I run into the problem trying to compile PHP4.  as to patches, if I was 
smart enough to write patches to fix it, I wouldn't be crying like a 
punk kid here.

>> c. when this is going to change
> With current pkgsrc and 2.0 the builds + works / broken ratio is far 
> better than ever. Individual pkgs will probably be fixed once someone 
> files a PR.
>> d. (although this is probably obvious) why there are no Binary 
>> Packages available at NetBSD.org for Sparc64
>  It did not make much sense pre 2.0. I bet there are going to be 
> binary pkgs once 2.0 is released.

Ahh, that's what I expected was the current situation.


so, 2.0 is supposed to be out at the end of May according to NetBSD's 
website...

that's only 11 more months, right?  :)

-- 
George